Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1887-01-22
ference report was agreed to-yess 43, nays
10.
The senate at 1l;40 adjourned TIL Monday.


hOIEEs
WASHINGTON, Jan. 1O.-The speaker laid
before the house "a communication from the
secretary OF the treasury in reply 10 d reso-
luton asking for the Interpretation OF the
tariff law respecting duties on fsh.
Referred.
Under call Of states the following bills and
resolutions were introduced ana referred:
BY Mr.. Oates, of Alabams, making ten
years residence Of aliens a prerequisite TO
naturalization
LCy Mr.. Rowcll, Of Illinois, (by r~equest),
granting aid for the establishment OF common
schools and for professional education Of pub
lC school teachers.
Ev Mr.. Matson, OF Indiana, for the relief OF
dependent parents OF honorably discharged
soldiers and sailors who are dependent Oh
their own labor for support.
BY Mr.. Merriam, OF New York, Tor the
purchase of John Ericceou's "D1stroyer' aud
Ten enlarged steel vessels # the same type for
defending harbors # the United states.
By Mr.. Green, Of North Carolina, to grade
taxes ON the basis OF income,
~ Mr.. Tiilman, Of South Carolina, 70 IRE.
Vent the destruction of human lie 10y fire in
railroad accidents.
Tn, nour was then given 10 the District Of
Columbia committee, and after the passages
OF several district measures, the house ad-
j]Jurncd.
W@AsnNGToN, Jan. 1i-On motion Of
Bragg, Of Wisconsin, the senate amendments
were coucurrcd la TO the bin providing for Il
school Of instruction for cavaly and light ar
tillyry. The river ard harbor appropriation
bin was reported back and WAS referred to
committee OF the whole.
CA motion Of Caswcll, Of Wisconsin, We'd
resday, February Q, at 3 O'Clock, was set apart
for consideration OF resolutions touching tie
death Of VIM. T. Price, late representative
from Wisconsin.
Bragg, Of Wisconsin, from the committee
on military affairs, reported back the senate
hill authorizing the secretary of war TO accept
certain land near Chicago.
In the morning hour the house resumed
consideration # the dill for the erection OF a
public building at Charleston, ). c., in com
nittce Of the whole. The bin APP rOpriatrd
100000 for the purchase OF a site aud s40O,-
100 for the erection Of a building.
IL Ourn, If Iowa, moved 10 reduce this
latter amount To $500 go. The city, he as
serted, wss iu decsdcnce, and in support Of
his assertion, he stated tnat between leoO and
1850 The white population hal Increased only
l.tNNt VI 'fN"'Nh NV EalAH I'l l'IG bii'
government receipts from all sources had
fallen oil.
Dbble, OF South Carolina, thought Hep
burns statement was not a fair one. In the
period between 1880 and 1880 Charleston had
passed through all the misfOItuues Of four
years war, and ~ The close Of The war grass
had been grow ng in the %atreets. As he did
not wish to impcril the bill be asked the com.
mite" 10 agree to llcpburn's motion. This
was done.
The committee rose and the bill as amended
passed.
Herbert, Of Alabama, then called up the
naval reorganization bil, hut was antsgoniZe1
by Hatch, with a motion that the house 20
into committee of the whole for the purpose
Of considering the hiil a e~ndatory 10 the act
cstahl shiug a bureau OF animal industry.
Hstch's motion was agreed 10 and the house
accordingly went into committee e the whole
(giouut, of Georgia ia the chair on the Till
~. ted.
Hatch said the present law was beneficial IS
far as it vent, but that il did not 90 far
enough. 1t was inefficient and made
quate to suppress the spread Of pleuro-
pneumonia, which II not controlled by ma
| tiOnal legislation would In a short time abso-
lutely destroy the value Of the cattle indus
try.
The danger could not he ovcrstatcd. The
loss In dollars ana cents 20 the people of the
| United States when the first guh was fred Al
Fort Sumter that u~hered in a rebellion was
not greater than tnat threatened by the out
| break # plcuro-~p pneumonia.
Pending further debate the committee rose
and the house adjourned.
W~AsHINGToN, Jan. 12,-Stapner, Peel and
Perkins were appointed a committee on the
allotment OF lands In sevcralty.
The Louise then proce, drd TO the considcra
ton II tue suit pulNgaluy hitI l"'n a sub
st'tute for Eluuu0s' senate bin. +. b, Tsy.
Tor, OF Oslo, reviewed the history OF the
Norman church.
After some brief speeches the substitute was
agreed 10 without amendment.
W~AsuINsroN, Jan. l3.-Tne house to-day
passed the bill amending the law regulating
the removal Of cause. from state to federal
courts.
The bill increases the minimum jurisdiction
Of circuit courts from $50 TO s., 600; takes
away from circuit courts jurisdiction o~fcauses
in favor " ass guces Of promissOry notes and
bills Of exchange, and restricts 10 the defend
ant the right L. remove "A cause from . state
10 n federal court
Tucker, OF Virginia, then called up the bill
providing for the bringing II suits against the
government uf the Unitcd States, and after q
ytrN brurt discussion il was passed.
Tie next biil called up was one extending
fyr one yea from its passage the right Of
action In cases arising under the captured and
abandoned pr 'perty act. Peldiug debate the
house adjourned.
WASHINGTON, Jan. l4.-Nr. Caldwell, Of
Tennessee, submitted the conference report
on the electoral bill aud 1t was agreed to
without division.
After the reception Of a number OF commit
a. rppOyts the hOusc went into committee of